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  1. Hesp

    To clean or not clean??

    Shooting my Lyman GP 54 cal with 80grs FF Triple 7 . Lee REAL 300gr. Great accuracy!! Go home clean the bore thoroughly . Go out & shoot again, first shot way low & left. Second shot , up closer to center. Next shots shoot clover leafs, dead center. Great.. Then clean, & it starts all over...
  2. Hesp

    velocity estimate??

    This is for my Lyman Great Plains 54 cal. 32"Bbl. , 1/60 twist. Shooting the Lee 300gr "REAL" bullet. Charge is 80 grs, Triple 7 FF. Just wondering if anyone might be able to venture a velocity. I'm dead on at 50 yds , & 5" low at 75yds. Also, this sounds stupid, but I did not think to shoot...
  3. Hesp

    lead bore fouling

    Getting ready for my up coming elk hunt. I have decided to use the Lee 300gr REAL bullet in my Lyman Great Plains 54 cal, 1/60 twist. I use 100grs Triple 7, FF powder. First three shots are almost touching at 50 yds., dead center.The forth shot is off , at least 3" right & 2" high. I notice...
  4. Hesp

    Goex Clear Shot stability??

    I was trying to do some shooting today with my 54cal GP rifle. Charge ,100gr with Lee 300gr REAL bullet. Using some Goex Clear Shot I bought years ago. It was extremely difficult to get it to ignite. When it actually did fire it was quite obvious most of it's get up & go was long gone. Very...
  5. Hesp

    Ignition WOES!!

    Lyman Great Plains 54cal percussion. Lee 300GR REAL. 120gr FF black powder substitute powder. CCI percussion cap. Haven't fired this rifle for about a year. Last time I fired it, never a problem. Now , a lot of miss fores. or delayed fire. Tried two different nipples, squeaky clean with carb...
  6. Hesp

    #10 vs #11 percussion caps

    I have a bunch of #10 percussion caps. Problem is my Lyman Great Plains 54 rifle takes a #11 cap. If I chucked up my GP nipple in my drill press & sanded it down with some 600 grit emery cloth till the #10 caps fit.., Good idea, bad idea ?? #11's have been a bit hard to come by..
  7. Hesp

    Frozen screw

    The clean out screw on the side of the drum on my Great Planes 54cal ML is frozen. Will not budge. Any magic remedy's ..
  8. Hesp

    .665 RB ??

    Amongst all the old reloading items left to me are these large , .665 RB's. Best as I can measure. What cal rifle uses these ?? I am only familiar with modern 50 & 54 cal rifles. I guess at some time in the future I can melt them down for my use...
  9. Hesp

    Antique RB molds ??

    I inherited a bunch of old antique type reloading equipment. These two RB molds are part of that. The larger mold is stamper .45 on the bottom. You see there are no spreu cutter plates. I guess you would cast the ball, then nip off the spreu.. The ball from the larger mold measures exactly .450...
  10. Hesp

    TRADE Flints for Hornady 45 cal Gas Checks

    All these flints for one box of Hornady 45 cal gas checks.
  11. Hesp

    FOR SALE OLD .45 RB mold

    I inherited a large box full of old molds & reloading tools. The mold pictured drops a .450 dia RB. As you can see there is no spreu plate. You are required to snip off the spreu. Some one has brazed handles to the mold. Seems to cast just fine. Stamped .45 on the bottom of the mold. If...
  12. Hesp

    Lee 54cal 300gr or 380gr/elk

    I have a Lyman Great Plains 54 cal rifle, 1/60 twist. With the RB it has proved to be more then enough for even large muley bucks. I have never used it for elk. Here in Montana the ML season comes in December after the regular rifle season has ended. If you are not successful in the modern rifle...
  13. Hesp

    .570 dia RB. What for?

    I have inherited an Ideal .570 dia RB mold . What would this be used for?
  14. Hesp

    FOR SALE Elk & deer hides

    One mule deer hide , approximately 42"x22". One elk hide, approximately 45"x36". Shipped to you for $260. Keep i mind that it would cost at least this much , just to tan them today. These hides were commercially tanned. These hides came from game I harvested , fair chase on public land.
  15. Hesp

    FOR SALE Strange RB molds??

    I was given a bunch of old reloading tools & equipment. These molds are part of it. Don't really know what to ask as to price. If your interested we can talk. The small RB mold seems to be .352. The mold with the two RB & bullet , I measure at about .308. The one single RB measures .440 & the...
  16. Hesp

    FOR SALE Ideal .440 RB & Win 38WCF mold

    I have what I believe is an early Ideal .440 RB mold & a early Winchester 38 WCF ( 38-40 ) mold. Ideal .440 mold $50, includes handles Winchester mold $100 Add $9.50 shipping
  17. Hesp

    Flints

    Are flints readily available? I ask because an old friend left me a pile of them.
  18. Hesp

    FOR SALE Powder flask, value?

    A friend of mine has these powder flask he is thinking about selling. Trying to determine a fair value. Your thoughts.
  19. Hesp

    Hoppies #9 solvent

    Anyone ever use Hoppies #9 solvent as a BP bore cleaner ? Suppose to remove carbon, lead & copper. Biodegradable & non flammable. Would there be any negative reasons for not using it?
  20. Hesp

    RB or REAL bullet

    Here in Montana our Muzzle loader season is still a primitive weapons hunt. No inline shooters. Front loaders only. As to the projectile, " Must only use plain lead projectiles". "Skirts or gas checks on the base of the projectiles are acceptable". Our big game season here runs deer & elk at...
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